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Author Younger, K. Lawson, Jr.

Title Ancient conquest accounts : a study in ancient Near Eastern and biblical history writing / by K. Lawson Younger Jr.

Publication Info. Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1990.
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Description 1 online resource (392 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Journal for the study of the Old Testament supplement series, 0309-0787 ; v. 98
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 98.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-358) and index.
Contents Preface; List of abbreviations; Illustration: Verso of the Narmer Palette; INTRODUCTION: "THE UNDERPINNINGS"; STAGE ONE: ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONQUEST ACCOUNTS; STAGE TWO: ISRAELITE CONQUEST ACCOUNTS; STAGE THREE: SYNTHESIS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX; INDEX.
Summary Works on Old Testament historiography, the 'Conquest', and the origins of ancient Israel have burgeoned in recent days. But while others have been issuing new reconstructions this novel work presents a close reading of the biblical text. The focus is on the literary techniques that ancient writers employed in narrating stories of conquest, and the aim is to pinpoint their communicative intentions in their own contexts. This reading is enhanced by engagement with the important discipline of the philosophy of history. Ancient Conquest accounts, replete with extensive quotations from Assyrian, Hi.
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Subject Bible. A.T. Josué IX-XII -- Langue.
Bible. A.T. -- Historiographie.
Historiography -- Middle East -- History.
Historiography.
Middle East.
History.
Middle East -- History -- To 622 -- Historiography.
Chronological Term To 622
Indexed Term Middle East Middle Eastern historiography, ancient period
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Younger, K. Lawson. Ancient conquest accounts. Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1990 1850752524 9781850752523 (OCoLC)21874081
ISBN 9780567488367 (electronic book)
0567488365 (electronic book)
9781850752523
1850752524

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